Stamp-moistener.



G. H. MAUK.

STAMP MOISTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1908.

awe/Mon ms "cams PETE ssssssssssssssssssss c UNlf lEll) STATES PATENT@ldlt lfifll io CHARLES H. MAUK, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

STAMP-MOISTENER.

Application filed January 20, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. MAUK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin and State ofPennsylvania, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements inStampl li ioisteners; and I do hereby declare the fol- I lowing to be afull, clear, and exact descripi tion of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in stampmoisteners and the object in view is to produce a simple and efiicientdevice of this nature which may be handled without the fingers of theperson coming in contact with the moistening absorbent material, andconsists essentially in the provision of a socket member adapted toreceive a tube in one end of which is placed absorbent material, such asa sponge, while the other end is suitably capped, the tube to containwater to be absorbed by the sponge.

The invention comprises various details of construction, combinationsand arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andthen specifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of the stamp moistener, and Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view through the same.

Reference now being had to the detailsof the drawings by letter, Adesignates a holder which may be of any suitable size or shape and isprovided preferably with a flanged bottom A in order to hold the deviceupright. Said holder has a cylindrical recess A formed therein, thebottom of which recess is tapered as at B. C designates a tube which maybe of glass or any other material and adapted to hold absorbent materialsuch as a sponge, and said material is designated 1 Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

Serial No. &11,818.

by letter D. Said tube has open ends and is adapted to contain water tobe absorbed by the sponge or other material of an absorbent nature andis provided with a suitable cap E.

It will. be understood that the opening in the holder is of slightlylarger diameter than the diameter of the tube in order that the lattermay be readily inserted and removed therefrom. By having the lower endof the bottom of the holder in which the tube is placed tapering orrecessed, the marginal end of the tube will rest upon the taperingbottom and not have a tendency to crowd the sponge or other material ofan absorbent nature up into the tube beyond the end of the latter.

By the provision of a device as shown and described, it will be notedthat a simple and efficient moistener is afforded for convenient use andone in which the fingers of the operator will be prevented from becomingmoistened when handling the device. When not in use, the tube may beheld within the holder and the absorbent material at all times keptmoistened and in readiness for immediate use.

What I claim to be new is z A stamp moistener comprising a flangedsocket member having an upright cylindrical portion which is hollow andterminating at its bottom in an inverted conicalshaped recess, the outermarginal edge of which is continuous with the bottom of the innersurface of said cylindrical portion, a tube, of uniform diameter,designed to telescope within said hollow upright portion and rest uponthe flaring wall of said recess, a sponge fitted within the inner end.of said tube, and a closure at its opposite end, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my slgnature 1n the presence oftwo witnesses.

CHARLES H. MAUK.

Witnesses:

FRANKLIN H. HoUen, A. L. I-loUeH.

